Digital technologies are transforming the health sector all over world, however various aspects of this emerging field science is yet to be properly understood. Ambiguity in definition digital a hurdle for research, policy, and practice field. With aim achieving consensus health, we undertook quantitative analysis term mapping published definitions health. After inspecting 1527 records, analyzed 95 unique from both scholar general sources. The findings showed that as has been used...

Objective Regardless of the acceptance users, information and communication systems can be considered as a health intervention designed to improve care delivered patients. This study aimed determine adoption use extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM2) by users hospital system (HIS) in paraclinical departments including laboratory, radiology, nutrition investigate key factors these systems. Materials Methods A standard questionnaire was used collect data from nearly 253 eight university...

Abstract Background Students with complex health care services process face constant challenges regard to education. The mobile devices are an important tool that can install various applications for using information such as clinical guidelines, drug resources, calculations, and the latest scientific evidence without any time place limitations. And this happens only when students accept use it. Objective purpose of article is identify factors influencing in their intention (mHealth) by...

ABSTRACT Inpatient diabetes management presents a complex challenge that is distinct from outpatient management. This due to acute changes in physiology, medication regimens, and eating patterns associated with hospitalization, alongside the condition's prevalent variable nature. The conventional systems for managing glycemic control hospital have been found lacking, gaps data integration, decision support, timely intervention. Queensland Health's development adoption of Glucose Management...

Iranian health sector encountered many challenges in resource allocation and service purchasing during the past decades, aim of this study was to determine main present process for national policymakers other developing countries with same setting. It a qualitative carried out via complete content analysis all relevant documents from 2007 2014. In order retrieve related documents, we searched official websites Ministry Health Medical Education, four insurance organizations, Committee...

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for new valid scientific evidence to support urgent clinical and policy decision making; as well improved processes rapid synthesis, uptake application of that evidence. Evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) can be considered a way access use results in practice. This study aimed determine what effects had on Iranian health managers policymakers their decisions. Methods was conducted 2021 applying qualitative research design. Data...

Background: Appointment scheduling is considered as one of the important aspects patient flow management. Today, advent Internet into realm health care has paved way for employing an internet-based booking system visiting physicians. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing online outpatient in Iranian hospitals. Methods: The present was applied descriptive study. In study, all appointment websites hospitals were evaluated. methods outpatients (N = 598) determined based on information...

Introduction: Nowadays, hospitals have turned increasingly towards the Internet and develop their own web presence.Hospital Websites could be operating as effective resources of information interactive communication mediums to enhance hospital services public.Aim: Therefore, aim this study was assess quality websites in Tehran's public hospitals.Material methods: This cross-sectional analysis involved all Iran's capital city, Tehran, with a working website or subsites between April June,...

Objective: Pharmaceutical access for the poor is an essential factor in developing countries that can be improved through strategic purchasing. This study was conducted to identify elements affecting price order enable insurance organizations put purchasing into practice.Methods: a qualitative content analysis with inductive approach applying five-stage framework (familiarization, identifying thematic framework, indexing, mapping, and interpretation). Data started right after transcribing...

Abstract Background Pandemics highlight the increasing role of information and communications technology for improving access to health care. This study aimed present a bibliometric analysis concept digital divide reported in published articles concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Methods To conduct this research topics trends, we used VOSviewer software. We developed search strategy retrieve peer‐reviewed publications related ‘digital COVID‐19 era' from Scopus database....

Mobile health (mHealth) is a crucial technology that plays pivotal role in improving the quality of healthcare services. This study aimed to identify effective factors acceptance mHealth among medical sciences students Iran, according Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A cross-sectional was conducted 2019, involving from university Iran. Participants were selected through simple random sampling, and total 300 completed questionnaires collected. The data gathered using standard questionnaire...

The Internet has provided great opportunities for disseminating both accurate and inaccurate health information. Therefore, the quality of information is considered as a widespread concern affecting human life. Despite increasingly substantial growth in number users, Persian websites proportion internet-using patients, little known about medical websites.The current study aimed to first assess quality, popularity importance providing health-related information, second evaluate correlation...

Background: The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a patient care information resource for clinicians and nursing documentation an essential part of comprehensive care.Ensuring privacy the security health key component to building trust required realize potential benefits electronic exchange.This study was aimed manage data in EHR also discover viewpoints hospital system vendors (computer companies) technology specialists about security.Methods: This research cross sectional...